Cutting apparatus for making stepped cuts



June 6, 1950 J. J. WIEGAND 2,510,301

CUTTING APPARATUS FOR MAKING STEPPED CUTS Filed Nov. 1, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 6, 1950 J. J. wlEGAND CUTTING APPARATUS FR MAKING STEPPED CUTS Filed NOV. l, 1947 June 6, 1950 J. J. wlEGAND CUTTING APPARATUS FOR MAKING STEPPED CUTS 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. l, 1947 June 6, 1950 J. J. wlEGAND CUTTING APPARATUS FOR MAKING STEPPED cuTs 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed N1 1. 1947 wm mm I .nm am um w MN upon the outer end of an arm I4 swingingly fulcrumed at its rear end to a short shaft I5 carrying a pulley I6 over which runs a belt I1 which in turn passes ovei a pulley I8 mounted upon shaft I3. Pulley I6 is driven by ya belt I9 receiving its power from mechanism (not shown) in the machine.

Shaft I5 is mounted at the upper end of one or more upstanding pedestals 25 mounted upon the top plate 2I of the frame 22 of the machine. Shaft I2 is rotatably mounted in any suitable bearing mounted on the upper surface of the top plate. Also mounted on the top plate and directly below the arm I4 is an upstanding block 23 which has an upwardly extending boss having a depression 24 within which is rotatably seated the lower end of an adjusting screw 26 threadably mounted in the grinding-wheel-supporting-arm I4. Rotation of screw 26 in the appropriate direction will determine the extent to which wheel supporting arm I4 may be lowered with relation to the saw blade 2. This forms an adjustable stop by which the limit of downward movement of the grinding wheel I may be selectively determined.

Also slidably mounted in block 23 is a rod 21 having at its lower end ahead 23 against which wipes a cam 29 xed to rotate with shaft 3i) rotated by any suitable mechanism in the machine, so that the raised portion of cam 29 will intermittently elevate rod 21 each time that said raised portion passes under head 28. Contacting the upper end of rod 21 is a bottom end of a screw member 3I threadably mounted in wheel arm I4. It is thus seen that by suitably adjusting the adjusting screws 3l and 26 the extent to which the grinding wheel I may be lowered is controlled. As will be understood when the raised portion of cam 29 has passed beyond the face of head 28, gravity will return the grinding wheel, its supporting arm and associated parts to their lowered position.

Fixed to the outer end of shaft I2 is the crank disk II in the outer face of which is formed a diametrically positioned dove-tail slot 32 in which is slidably mounted the correspondingly shaped end 33 of the crank pin I6. This adjustment of crank pin I6 as will be readily understood can be made to give any desired degree of eccentricity to the crank pin to in turn control the amount of longitudinal reciprocation of cross head 4 through link 5, lever 6 and connecting rod 9 as will be readily understood in Fig. 1. Cross head 4 is longitudinally slidable on guide rod 35 preferably square or rectangular in cross section and rigidly mounted on apron B to extend therefrom and parallel thereto.

Extending laterally from cross head 4 is a pin having a flange 31 upon which pin is rotatably mounted the end 38 of link 5. The opposite end of link 5 is rotatably mounted upon the stub shaft 39 mounted in the upper end of lever 6. Mounted upon an intermediate portion of lever 6 is a fulcrum pin 40 carrying a longitudinally bored bearing 4I through which bore extends the connecting rod 9.

Fixed to connecting rod 9 and positioned one upon each of the end faces of the bearing member 4I is a pair of collars 42 and 43 so that longitudinal movement of the connecting rod will transmit an oscillating movement to the lever 6 which through link 5 will longitudinally reciprocate cross head 4 on the guide rod 35. Connecting rod 9 is threaded for a substantial distance at its end adjacent the crank pin I0 at 44, which threads engage a threaded opening in sleeve 45 fixed to the bearing 46 within which the crank pin I6 is rotatable.

It is thus seen that rotation of connecting rod 9 by means of the handle 41 (which is fixed to the end of rod 9) will cause threads 44 to move inwardly or outwardly in the threaded opening in sleeve 45 and thus change the angularity of lever 3 to accommodate various positions of longitudinal reciprocation of cross head 4 on guide rod 35. The longitudinal extent of reciprocation of cross head 4 can be adjusted by moving the dove-tail end 33 of crank pin Ill any desired amount in either direction along slot 32 in crank disk II by rotation of adjusting screw 49 as seen in Fig. 1.

As seen in Fig. 2 cross head 4 is provided with a laterally extending arm 49 preferably noncircular in cross section, upon which is slidably mounted for adjustment toward or away from cross head 4 a head 59 (see Fig. 1) which is fixed in any one of many adjusted vpositions on arm 49 by means of set screw 5i clamping the notched shim 52 against arm 49. Head 50 is formed at its left hand end as viewed in Fig. l with a vertically extending opening 53 within which is mounted a slotted sleeve 54 which may be clamped by screw 55 to flxedly mount the rod 55 in head 5i) and yet permit rod 56 to be rotatably adjusted and xed in such adjusted position with relation to the head 56.

Mounted upon the upper end of rod or stem 56 is the carriage 3 which by any suitable means such as a set screw or the like may be fixed in any desired angular position with relation to the stem 56. One end of the carriage 3 is provided with a pair of laterally spaced upstanding ears 51 and 56 threadably receiving a pair of adjusting screws 59 and 60. The inner end of each of these adjusting screws is somewhat reduced in diameter to form the normally spaced apart ends 6I and 62 for providing therebetween a space sufficiently great in width to permit the saw blade 2 to freely slide therebetween without any undue side action or buckling of the saw blade.

The opposite end of the carriage is provided with a pair of upstanding ears 63 and 64 which are preferably greater in length than ears 51 and 58. Ears 63 and 64 are laterally spaced apart a substantial distance to receive therebetween the two adjusting blocks 65 and 66. Block 65 is held against longitudinal sliding movement by pin 61 with sufcient looseness to permit removal of block 65 from this pin longitudinally of the pin when desired for assembly and other purposes. Block 66 is provided with a pair of longitudinally spaced recesses to receive the ends of adjusting screws 68 and 69 by means of which, block 66 may be adjusted toward and away from block 65 to enable the formation of a space between these blocks slightly greater than the thickness of the saw blade to permit the saw blade to slide longitudinally therein. As seen in Fig. '7 a roller, in the form of a sleeve 266 rotatably mounted on a screw bolt 2I screwed into the closed end of opening 292, is positioned to be slightly exposed in the bottom of the space between blocks 65 and 66 to rollably support the saw blade as it passes through said space.

Rotatably mounted through the body portion 'IIJ of carriage 3 are a pair of vertically extending rods 1I and 12, the former of which is provided with a laterally extending diametrical opening to receive the pin 13 therethrough and through the amm-301 rod-1 12 is Aa` diametrical opening to receive :a grippingl pin-14 which at itsinner end is .formed with alsharpv edge 115 'of reduced width as shown in Fig. 6; The endof pin 14 .adjacent the saw blade is beveledor inclined .at 1.6 .so that when thegripping .point 15'is1infgripping contact with the .side face of the .saw blade? it will be'iofset to the left,` as viewed in Fig. 5, .from theaxial' center line .of pin 1.3. Pin A13 isfxedin rod .1| by meanszof a set screw 11 threadably .mounted in rodv 1| .and bearingtdown .against the vupper surface of epin 113 as seen inlEig. 6. Assimilar .set screw 1.8 is threadably .mounted inthe upper end of rod 12 vto bear against pin 141and-holdit fixed in adjusted .positiont in rod 1:2.

By adjustment of set screws .1.1 and 1B pins 13 andll 4'. may be adjusted longitudinally withrelation'to'each otherI so '.asito provideaspace between the' ends thereof to accommodate a saw blade therebetween in such .m'anne'r I.that .the gripping end-.1f5of .pin 14 will be in theposition shown `in Fig-.5. I-n other .words this .position vis such that if the saw blade were not .present .between the endsofthese pins, and `pin ..14 were swung into alinement with pin lithezgr-ipping point 15 would be'nearer to the adjacentfend .ofapin 13 Lthan the thickness of the saw blade. This means .that when a sa-wblade is positionedfbetween adjusting screws 59 .and-(i0 v` at one end of the .carriageand between adjusting. blocks'and 56 atethe other Vend of the carriage, and between the .ends of pin 13 and 14 in .an operating position, the parts will be asshown iii-Fig.. 5 with the gripping edge `15 in advance of the dead center position.

.As-seen in Fig. `6 a coil .spring 1.9 is positioned around the downwardly extending sleeve 86 of carriage i3 the end.` 3 |1of `which spring is gripped in ani opening inthe .lower .'endiof rod 15| and at its other -end 82 passes'through an upstanding lug 83 of asleeve .8 fixed Vby pin 485 to rotate with rod 12. Sleeve 84 is further held in vertical position by a threadedy sleeveBSthreadably engaging threads .31 of rod 12. The torsion .and arrangementof coilspring 19 `is such as to urge rod 12 to rotate in a clock-wisedirection as viewed in Fig. 5 so-as-tocontinuallycause the sharp edge 15 ofpin 14itotend to bite 'into a saw blade in one direction of -lmovement of the carriage and to idly slide alongwthe face of the--saw .blade when the carriage is `movedin the oppositedirection as will `'be understood .in Fig. 5. Rod Y'||' may be gripped agains'trotational movement in the .carriage by niieans of set screw 38. .The end v8| of coil spring -1l3fisl gripped in .place by set screw 89, while the ofset'end 82ofthi'srcoil spring isformed with an angle bend .95' to prevent it being inadvertently in'oved from'the upstanding lug 83.

`Fixed'to the guide rod 35- is avsupporting block 91 lllaving -an opening 92 therethrough of larger cro-ssesectional area than that of the guide'rod 35. yPositioned in hole 92 is a notched shim 93 which fis-positioned as shown inf Fig. 2 betweenV guide rod -35land theside-of hole 92, and by clamping against fthelside face of the'notched'shim with a pair of set 'screws94 will .clamp block 9| rmly onto guide rod 35. Extending laterally from block 9| is an farmg, preferablyoflsquare cross section, which slidably extends through a correspondingly shaped-'hole 9S formed 'in a second block .91 to permit thels'econd `block 91 tobe slid to any'desired adjusted positions :along rarm 495. Extending vertically through second block 91 is a .preferably recltangular hole .93 which at its adjacent portion oyerlapslafsl'ight portion of-'one'si'de or" opening 196. v'Vertically :extending preferably square arm 99 is' extended through-opening 98c and selectively heldv in vertical Yadjustment therein by a notched; shim |00 anda set'screw |0|.

Itis to be noted that when arm 99 is tightened-A in its desiredk vertical position by the tightening. of set screw IM the same pressure will also clamp the vertical arm 99 against the :horizontal arm-.95 and simultaneously clamp both yof thesearms fixedly in the second block 91.

The upper end of arm 5% is y.provided` with an enlarged head |92 `which has a longitudinally .ex tending slot |93 formed .in the upper face thereofto receive the gage blocks |54 and |55 which are laterally loose in slot |03; Vgage block '|1134 befl ing held in place Eby .any suitable means Asuchas a pin (not shown) to permit lateral movement of said block but `prevent longitudinal movement thereof. Gage block |05 is loosely heldin place 4by a pair of screws V||J6 so that it may have a slight lateral movement but is fixed against longitudinal movement. A roller sleeve similar to that described in conection with ITig. 7, isalso` mounted in head |2 to be slightly exposed in the bottoni of the space between blocks les and |05 to rollably support the saw as it passes there--v along. Gage blocks |135' and |5 are .thus vpositioned so as to slidably permit the saw blade :to freely .pass therebetween, the space between gage blocks Nid and |.65through which thesaw .blade slides being in longitudinal alinement with the three saw blades receiving spaces inthe carriage shown in Fig. 5, so as to permit the sawblade to freely pass throughall of said four spaces. 'This will guide the saw blade and prevent it .from buckling or beingotherwise forced .out-of alinement.

Apron 8 which is lfixedly mounted .in the .machine frame is fformed with a threadedv opening 1.0.? in which is rthreadably mounted a screw l' having a collar ||l9 and .ahead .ll in which .is slidably mounted Va handle red .l which Vrodat each`end is .provided .with an :enlarged ball :HL-2 to slidably .retain .handle rod in the head lili. Loosely mounted on screw Hi8 is Ya clamping block ||3.adapted.to be 'clamped against the outer face of .the downwardly extending leg l of an L-shaped metal member fl I5 which at its upper end integrally carries the outwardly .extended horizontal arm H15. The downwardly extending leg ld is vformedwith a slot |.|1 closed at .its bottom endxby the cross member .llezhaving a non-'threaded opening -.|f|:'& within which is rotatably mounted the .neck .|25 of the screw |21, neck |20 being .of 'smaller diameter thanvthe threaded portion `of .said'screw Neck |23 Vvextends downwardly through va hub `|22 which is pinned or xed `in any desiredmannertothe lowersendportionof neck 7125. The lower end of-neck I2!) willbe'threaded toreceive a nut |23 adapted to be. gripped against the lower face of hub |22. Extending laterally from .both sides of hub |22 .is a handle bar1|2 xed Awith .relation to hub |22andhaving at one end a `ball |25 and at the other yend a handle |26.

Screw |2| .is threaded into a vertical threaded opening |21 .formed .in block v|28 .positioned -slot H1. Screw |138 also passes `through `block. |28 to holdsaid .block stationary and xed relation to apron .8. .B-yloosening theihandle rod to slightly lm's'crewscrewlthe bottom 'lieg ||4 of the L'`shaped vmember maybeloosened withrelation to` block :|28 .and apronv, vand .adjusted vertically up or down `Aby'rotating.shandrle |26 and screw |12| .-in the-appropriate direction to :elevate :ordepress the :,Leshaped membergns 7 desired. When the desired position of adjustment has been reached handle rod 111 will then be rotated in a tightening direction to tighten screw 108 and lclamp block 113 against the outer fc'es of the leg 114 on opposite sides of the slot The upper horizontally extending leg 113 of the L-shaped member 115 is formed with a slot 129 having a closed outer end 139 in which is rotatably mounted the neck 131 of screw 132, said neck 131 having pinned or otherwise fixed on its outer end a hub 133, the outer end of neck 131 extending beyond the outer face of hub 133 and being threaded to threadably receive the lock nut 134. Fixed to extend in both directions from hub 133 is a handle rod 135 having at one end a ball 136 and at the other end a handle member 13'1. As seen in Fig. 3 screw 132 is threadably mounted in a threaded opening 138 in head block 139 having on its lower face a central downwardly extending rib Id slidably seated in slot 129. Mounted below slot 129 to straddle the longitudinal members on both sides of said slot is a gripping block 131 through which is loosely mounted a screw 1&2 threadably mounted in a threaded opening in the head block 133. Fixed upon the lower end of screw 192 is a collar 111'3 having a, downwardly extending head 1131i having a handle rod 1515 for rotation of this screw. Tightening or loosening screw 1&2 will enable adjustment of head block 139 `along slot 129 and locking of the head block in desired adjusted position.

Head block 139 at its right end and as viewed in Fig. 3 has an upstanding portion 146 formed with an arcuate groove 1M to provide clearance for the grinding wheel 1. At its left hand side the upstanding portion 146 is formed with a at face 148 to slidably receive the saw supporting member 149 having the upper horizontally extending bar 159 and two downwardly extending legs 151 and 152, each of which last mentioned legs is formed with a vertically extending slot 153 to be vertically slidable with relation to bolts 154. Bolts 156 are screwed or otherwise fixed at their inner end to the supporting plate 155. This plate has two spaced apart downwardly extending legs 156 and at each end of its top portion is formed with extending portions each having rotatably mounted therein a roller 158 against which the adjacent side face of the saw .blade has rolling contact. Supporting plate 155 is welded or otherwise suitably fixed at 159 at the inner edge of each of its downwardly extending legs 156 to the head block 139 so as to move therewith backwardly and forwardly along the laterally extending leg 116 so that when head block 139 is moved along said leg, supporting plate 155 will move therewith. Plate 156 may Ibe adjusted upwardly and downwardly with relation to plate 155 by loosening and tightening the nuts on bolts 154 so as to raise or lower plate 150.

It is to be noted in Fig. 3 that the top edge of plate 150 forms a longitudinally extending flat fupper surface to serve as a support for the bottom edge of the saw blade adjacent the grinding wheel. The top outer face of the top portion of plate 155 is formed with a pair of grooves 161'1 to reduce the bearing surface against which the adjacent face of the saw blades slides when forced inwardly by the inner edge of the angular top jaw 161 of the jaw plate 162 which is formed with two downwardly extending flat legs `163 each of which at its lower end carries a hinge member 164 so that said jaw plate may be swung laterally to move the angle jaw 161 away from or toward the saw blade. To normally urge the angle jaw 161 toward the saw blade to frictionally hold the saw .blade against inadvertent rearward movement, I have provided, to extend through each of the liat legs 163, a rod 165 (one on each side as viewed in Fig. 2) each of these rods being encircled by a coil spring 165 which is compressed between a collar 16? on each of these rods and the outer face of the downwardly extending flat legs 163 of the jaw plate. The inner ends of bolts 165 pass through a slot 168 formed in each of these flat legs 133, so that when the jaw plate 162 is moved outwardly rby a pull on the handle 169 said last mentioned slots will prevent binding of the rods 555 with relation to the jaw plate. After passing through slot 168 each of the rods 165 are xed in any desired manner as by screwing, welding, or the like to the supporting plate 155. The hinge members 164 at the bottom end of legs 163 are rotatably connected to complemental hinge members 1'10 mounted upon the supporting plate 155.

The structure last described above enables the jaw plate 162 to be moved outwardly by a pull upon handle 169 against the compression of coil springs 166 to permit a saw blade to be inserted with its bottom edge resting upon the top of. supporting member 139 (see Fig. 3), whereby the saw blade may be gripped -between the top edge of supporting plate and the inner edge of the angle jaw 161. The coil springs 166 urge the angle jaw plate inwardly against the saw blade with suicient force to positively hold the saw blade against rearward movement when the carriage 3 is moved to the right as viewed in Fig. l, but yet permit the saw blade to slide forwardly when the carriage is moved in the opposite direction. This enables the carriage to move rearwardly for a new grip without moving the saw blades and then immediately when it starts forwardly the gripping edge 'i5 of the swingable pin ld grips the saw and moves it forwardly (to the left as viewed in Fig. l) a distance equal to one tooth being ground by the grinding wheel 1.

From the above structure it will be seen that a saw blade may be inserted in the machine and the grinding wheel 1 lowered automatically by shaft 39 to grind one tooth. By the time the cam 29 has rotated into position to engage head 28 oi' rod 2'1 the grinding of the tooth being operated upon will be completed and cam 29 will raise the grinding wheel away from the saw blade through arm 14. During this interval that the grinding wheel is being held away from the saw blade the carriage 3 through the medium of the swingable pin 74 and the abutting pin 'i3 will grip the saw and move it forwardly a distance of one tooth, which distance will be determined by proper adjustment of the parts as described above. When the new position has been reached the grinding wheel will be lowered to sharpen the next tooth and during this period the carriage 3 will be moving rearwardly (to the right as Viewed in Fig. 1).

Upon completion of this rearward movement the carriage will be moved in the opposite direction and will grip the saw blade as described above and again move it forwardly a distance of one tooth. During this forward movement as explained above the grinding wheel will be elevated away from the saw blade. This sharpening or forming of the saw tooth will be continued for the entire length of the saw blade, which as -statedfearlier-herein vicanbe arbandfsaw 4with' the :opposite :legfpo'sitioned' laterally to vthe rear of the grinding; wheel. `When all of' lthe saw` teeth have been ground or `formed "in, the M'band saw, thezsaw will be removed ,by l.opening the angle awwll'iand the saw turned `end for lendwith its `inoperative Vleg then :positioned tI the front of :the grinding. Awheel: so. ithatthe vgrinding .opera- '.tion may .be continued :on the :side of the saw blade opposite to that upon which thefirst grind- :ling operations were performed. .'Ihis. sharpens .thesaw blade tonannpper Asharp edge Afor cutting paper, cardboard, @leather vor other suitable materia'ls.

While a band saw has beenreferredrto it should Ybe kept in mind thata: straight saw lblade ymay ybe sharpened asy desired, and'fthat the cross-sectional contour Lof the grinding wheel maybe of :any'tshape vdesired for the particular shape of teeth beingground. Whilesharpening saw teeth has-been referred to, it shouldv be remembered .that'new teeth may be Y"cut in a ksaw blade blank fasfwell' as sharpening teethA already formed therein as desired. This eliminates the tedious and time consuming hand. operations. heretofore employed :inI sharpening yor forming teeth in such fsaws, all that .is necessary being to insert the fsa-w blade, with `the proper adjustments having been made :inthe machine, 4then start "the maichine `andi it will automatically sharpen or form itheffte'eth throughout the entire length of the saw 4blade first von one side, and then when the saw blade has been manually reversed end' 'for end land :the machine again started it will duplicate the grinding- :operation upon the other side of thesaw blade.

vHaving described my invention, 'I claim-t l. Ifnfsaw grinding apparatus, in combination, 5a grinding Vwheel :adapted to grind teeth in a -saw blade, means for rotatingfsaid wheel, means `for alternately moving saidV wheel against the saw 'bl'ad'eand move it away'theref-rom, means adaptfed to `mount-a saw blade opposite the -wheelfor intermittent slidingmovement therepast, a reciprocal" carriage having Ispaced parts-forming a guidingv groove for slidably receiving the saw blade, a pair of gripping iaws on said carriage for movingr idly along the blade when the carriage is moved infone direction and constructed for gripping and moving the blade when the carriage is moved in the Iopi-:osite direction, said carriage having a pair of spaced stops forming a slot to slidably-receive the saw blade, said slot and the space between thegripping jaws being in longitudinal: ali-nement.

12; -Sawgr-inding apparatus as claimed in claim l, in -wl-i-it-:hv one of -said jaws is stationary with lrelationl to the `carriage with an end touching yone side face `ofthe blade, andthe other jaw vis 'swinga'blewith rela-tionto-the carriage and has a beveled end with its apex touching the other side face of the blade at a more advanced position than a line perpendicular to the saw blade which passes through the center of rotation of the swingable jaw, said jaws being in the form of pins on opposite sides of the saw blade.

3. In saw cutting apparatus in combination, a frame, a cutting element swingably mounted on said frame and adapted to cut teeth in a saw blade, means for moving said cutting element away from the saw blade after each cutting operation, a longitudinal track member, a reciprocable member slidably mounted on said track member, a saw blade receiving carriage mounted to move with said reciprocable member,

and jaw members in said carriage constructed to .idly pass longitudinally along the saw blade when -ably mounted on the carriage on the Lother lside of the blade.

4. In saw cutting iapparatus` in combination, .a frame, a cutting element swingably mountedV on said frame and adapted to cut teeth in a :saw

blade, means for moving said `cutting element away from the saw blade arter each cutting-op,- era'tion, a track member, a cross head Lslidably mounted on said track member, a sawv moving Acarriage iixed to move with the cross head :and .having portions forming alined saw blade receiving spaces, .a stationarypin in said carriage one end adapted 5to touch a side face of the blade, a swingable pin inY said carriage on the other side of the blade position, Asaid swingable 'pin being `so varranged that'when .the `carriage moves in one direction the two Vpins are adapted totfidIy move along the blade and' when the carriageiis moved in the opposite direction theblade Wilibe gripped between the pin ends and 'moved with the carriage to move the blade'for 'cutting'another tooth.

5. Sawcutting apparatus as'claimedl in claim 4. in which said swingable pin .is formedA at the 'saw blade contacting end with an inclined endiorming an acute angle at its leading edge with relation to saw movement which leading edge is adapted' to contact a lsaw` blade face and the rest of the inclined .end be free o'f'the blade face, said pins being mounted cn'rodg` on oppositesidesfof the -saw' blade.

6. Saw cutting apparatus as claimed `in'clairnf, having means for resiliently urging said leading edge of the swingable pin to a Asaw-'blade-iaceengaging position t0 maintain said position at yall times-that a saw blade is in the carriage.

7. Saw cutting apparatus as claimed in'claim,

'in which saidleading edge is when in use always ahead of the longitudinal `axis of the stationary apart a distance to receive a saw blade for longitudinal sliding movement therebetween, said `pair of block members being positioned adjacent one end of the plate member, means for adjusting one of said' block members to vary the space therebetween, a pair of spaced projections adjacent the opposite end of the plate member and having the space between said projections 'in ali-nement with the space 'between said block members, means on said plate member for gripping and moving a saw blade in one direction and releasing it in the opposite direction, and means for reciprocating said carriage.

9. Saw grinding apparatus as claimed in claim 8, in which saw blade gripping and moving means includes a fixed projection on one side of the saw blade path and a swingable projection on the other side, said fixed projection and said swingable projection each being in the form of a pin the end of which engages a side face of the saw blade.

10. Saw grinding apparatus as claimed in claim 9, in which said swingable projection is formed on its blade engaging end with a hardened biting edge which when it engages the adjacent face oiv a blade is always ahead of dead center with relation to the direction of movement of the blade, the longitudinal axis of the swingable pin being at a slight angle to the longitudinal axis of the xed pin.

11. Saw grinding apparatus as claimed in claim 10, in which said blade engaging end of the swingable projection is inclined rearwardly from said "biting edge so that the biting edge is the only part that engages the adjacent blade face, said biting edge being on the forward edge of the swingable projection with relation to the direction of saw blade feed.

12. Saw grinding apparatus as claimed in claim 8, in which said pair of block members and said pair of spaced projections are respectively adjustable to accommodate saw blades of different thickness, said means for gripping the saw blade having a space in longitudinal alinement with the spaces between the block members and the rst mentioned spaced projections.

13. Saw grinding apparatus as claimed in claim 8, in which the saw blade gripping and moving means includes a xed projection on one side of the saw blade path and a swingable projection on the other side, said xed projection and said swingable projection each being in the form of a pin the end of which engages a side face of the saw blade, said xed projection pin of the blade gripping means comprising a at end adjacent the saw path which path is parallel to said flat end, and the swingable projection pin being mounted in an oscillatable shaft, said last mentioned pin having a biting edge at its leading edge and the rest of this pin end receding away from the saw blade path.

14. Saw grinding apparatus as claimed in claim 13, including means for resiliently urging said biting edge toward the saw blade path.

`15. In saw grinding apparatus, a frame having an elongated track bar extending longitudinally and. stationarily therealong, a grinding wheel rotatably and swingably mounted on said frame and adapted t cut teeth in a saw blade, means for moving said wheel away from the saw blade after each cutting operation, a laterally extending arm xed to said track bar, a saw guiding head adjustably mounted on said arm, gage blocks in said head, a cross head slidably mountr" fil blade and when the carriage moves in the opposite direction the blade will be gripped between the adjacent pin ends for movement of the blade a distance for cutting another tooth, a rotatable crank disk on said frame and having a crank pin, a lever pivotally mounted on the frame, a connecting rod connecting said crank pin and said lever, and means connecting one end of the lever with the cross head for movement thereof from the crank pin.

16. Saw grinding apparatus as claimed in claim l5, including means for adjusting the amount of movement of said cross head selectively as desired to accommodate saws having different distances between teeth.

17. In saw grinding apparatus, a frame, a cutting element swingably mounted on said frame and adapted to cut teeth in a saw blade, means for moving said cutting element away from the saw blade after each cutting operation, a cross head slidably mounted 0n said frame, a saw moving carriage fixed to move with the cross head, a pair of rods in said carriage extending upwardly therefrom one on each side of the saw blade path, one of said rods being Xed to the carriage and the other rod being rotatable in the carriage, a laterally extending pin adjustably xed in the xed rod so that one of its ends will contact one of the side faces of the blade, a laterally extending pin adjustably fixed in the rotatable rod and having its inner end beveled to a sharp edge teI contact the other side face of the blade, the longitudinal axis of the beveled pin being positioned at a slight angle with relation to the longitudinal axis of the other pin with said sharp edge in advance of said axis of the'irst mentioned pin to grip the blade and move it' for cutting another tooth, said pins moving idly along the blade when the carriage is moved in the opposite direction.

18. Saw grinding apparatus as claimed in claim 17, including spring means connected to the rotatable rod and the fixed rod to resiliently urge said shanp edge toward the adjacent side face of the blade during operation of the apparatus.

JOHN J. WIEGAND.

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